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Thursday, May 31, 2012

There is a small joke around here about leopard print. We (my husband) calls it cougar print. Reason being: I am older than him. Oooh shocker! I am not technically a cougar (I don't think)! I'm pretty sure you have to be OVER 30 and I still have a few more months! HA! Though I must admit I am counting the days. I cannot believe my twenties are almost over! What the heck happened? I keep saying I'm having a midlife crisis, though I am not quite to midlife! Enough with the rambling! Here are some super cute leopard (forgot we are calling it cougar) prints and some fun ways to style them!

I didn't have time to try on all of my new finds for you guys, so I took a few quick snapshots. All of these were under $5.00 each! Some were under $3.00. The brands vary from Rue 21, Forever 21, Guess, Loft, Gap, Old Navy, etc.

I wish the pictures would have turned out better! I will have to take more when I have a finished look! I hope everyone is having a great Thursday!

Here is the makeup look of the day. These were a few more colors that I don't normally experiment with, so I thought I'd try something out. I called this Burgundy Blues.

I have been getting a lot of questions about my makeup looks, fashion/style, preferences, etc. I decided that I would do a Q & A based off a few things my readers have asked. This will be in video form, so stay tuned for that post. If you have any other questions you want to ask please feel free to do so in the comment section or by email at flairbybrandi@gmail.com.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

I decided to share part of my newest personal journey with you. I have been a smoker for 18 years. I started young! I wish I never would have picked up those stupid things, but I did. The thought of quitting has always been hard.

I have tried quitting cold turkey before, and of course tried the gum. Neither worked. This has been a bad habit that is very hard to break. This past Sunday I decided to try something new. My husband and I (he is quitting also) decided we would try out the electronic cigarettes. I don't even think that these were intended to help you quit, but so far it is working.

We bought the NJoy brand rechargeable kit. They are a little under $20 each and the cartridge refill is also about $20. The refill cartridge is equivalent to a carton of cigarettes. The electronic cigarette doesn't have tar, tobacco, or half the other things found in cigarettes. It does have nicotine though. It doesn't smell like smoke, there are no ashes, and it is super easy to use.

I can say that it has helped so far. When I get the urge to smoke a cigarette I pick this up and smoke it.There is a lot less nicotine in these than in regular cigarettes, but since they are so similar to regular cigarettes it makes this process much easier.

Since I smoked for so long I got used to the feeling of the nicotine, holding the cigarette, and blowing out the smoke. These, of course, are natural effects of smoking. With the electric cigarette you do the exact same thing. I can't say that it is as fulfilling as lighting a cigarette and feeling the full effects, but it helps me so much more than just putting a piece of gum in my mouth. I plan to taper off of these in my quitting process, but this will be much easier than going cold turkey. I really have hope this time! We will see how it goes! Below are the pictures of the rechargeable cigarettes, refill cartridges, and single disposable electric cigarettes in case you are thinking of trying this out as a way to quit! They have regular, lights, menthol, and menthol lights.

Electronic pack. Comes with charger, one cartridge and one cigarette.

These are cartridge refills

This is the disposable cigarette.

Everyone wish me luck!! If you want to stop smoking now is the time! I'm thrilled my husband decided to quit with me, but either way I'm doing this! Who else wants to quit?

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